Originally Posted by Duffman

Is that current system flooding the market with new pilots? From what I can tell, it's barely keeping up with current demand and the retirements have just begun.

From a numbers perspective, to become a CFI and get 1,500 hours, you have to train roughly 13 people from 0 through their CPL. That's a very unsustainable pyramid scheme, considering the most popular way to get 1,500 hours is by being a CFI. Going a half million in debt at ERAU will only take you down to 1,000 hours, which still has the same problem, and the Guard/Reserves have very limited UPT slots. I don't see where all of these pilots are going to magically come from.